Packing room supervisor vs packaging supervisor

The differences between packing room supervisors and packaging supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a packing room supervisor and a packaging supervisor. Additionally, a packaging supervisor has an average salary of $55,729, which is higher than the $51,843 average annual salary of a packing room supervisor.

The top three skills for a packing room supervisor include customer service, and . The most important skills for a packaging supervisor are safety procedures, GMP, and quality standards.

Packing room supervisor vs packaging supervisor overview

	Packing Room Supervisor	Packaging Supervisor
Yearly salary	$51,843	$55,729
Hourly rate	$24.92	$26.79
Growth rate	-	3%
Number of jobs	49,922	49,650
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	2	2

Packing room supervisor vs packaging supervisor salary

Packing room supervisors and packaging supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Packing Room Supervisor	Packaging Supervisor
Average salary	$51,843	$55,729
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $82,000	Between $38,000 And $79,000
Highest paying City	-	Cheyenne, WY
Highest paying state	-	Wyoming
Best paying company	-	AbbVie
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between packing room supervisor and packaging supervisor education

There are a few differences between a packing room supervisor and a packaging supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Packing Room Supervisor	Packaging Supervisor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Packing room supervisor vs packaging supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between packing room supervisors' and packaging supervisors' demographics:

	Packing Room Supervisor	Packaging Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 54.5% Female, 45.5%	Male, 74.8% Female, 25.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 3.9% White, 68.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Asian, 4.4% White, 58.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between packing room supervisor and packaging supervisor duties and responsibilities

Packing room supervisor example responsibilities.

Ensure that specific assignments run at the predicted rate, and that the predicted number of completes are attained.
Prepare pallets by following prescribe stacking arrangement and properly tagging pallets.
Document all file room and imaging procedures for both file room staff and company employees.

Packaging supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage capital equipment expenditures, tooling and fixturing costs, and CNC programs.
Manage a team of 16-35 to insure packaging lines are running to standards as far as USDA guidelines and company productivity.
Provide direction to production workers relating to GMP's, food safety, sanitation and regulatory requirements
Monitor daily to ensure HACCP and USDA standards are being meet.
Enforce compliance with all company policies and procedures, as well as OSHA requirements.
Work with QA, planning and warehouse distribution to resolve and meet production issues.

Packing room supervisor vs packaging supervisor skills

Common packing room supervisor skills

Customer Service, 100%

Common packaging supervisor skills

Safety Procedures, 8%
GMP, 8%
Quality Standards, 7%
Direct Supervision, 6%
FDA, 5%
Process Improvement, 4%

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